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                                                                                                  PHILIP MOORE

Philip Moore was born into a musical environment, or one could say, music was birthed within him. A native of Houston, 
Moore
 likens his family to a 

Texas

 version of the Jackson Five. His father played guitar, his brother played drums while his sister and mother played keyboard and sang.  From age five, it was apparent to the 

Moore

 family that young Philip possessed the gift of music.  After hearing his sister butcher a Shirley Caesar song, a five-year-old Moore sat down at the piano and played the song by ear, correctly. 

 Like many musical greats, 

Moore

's roots stem back to the church. His father is a preacher, his mother a missionary, so it was second nature for him to begin playing the organ, piano, keyboards and drums in church. While still just a young boy, 

Moore

 ended up playing keyboards at three different churches, conferences and special events but he still hadn’t found his niche.

 Playing around with albums at a friend’s home set the stage for his stint as a deejay in high school. 

Moore

 began experimenting, cutting records and recreating beats, adding his own style. It was then that he realized producing music was his true calling. Immediately after graduation, he began pursuing a career as a producer.

 While gospel earmarked his beginning, 

Moore

 is candid about his love affair with many genres of music. Equipped with natural talent, his ability to read and interpret music, and his knack for tapping into what's hot, 

Moore

 is the definition of a triple threat producer. 

 

Moore

 knows his unique combination of musician and beat maker make him an endangered species when compared to many producers of today. Rather than sampling, he prefers to take a sound and create something fresh from it. “For me, music is about taking a feeling and creating a beat or even a song from that feeling,” he says. “When you combine good music and put good beats together you keep ‘em dancing and keep ‘em rolling.”

 

Moore

's star is steadily rising as his list of clients continues to grow. His work with jazz artist Ron Brown, Soul Fruit, Lawrence Overshown, Verge of Life, and Col Cutz, along with his collaborations with super producers Ron Lawrence and Shawn Blaze, are contributing to 

Moore

 rapidly becoming a hot commodity. He has numerous projects in the works, including a gospel project that will feature live instruments and songwriting by V. Michael McKay and a feature with George Clinton.   

 “What I try to do with an artist is bring out their best characteristics. I learned that from Quincy Jones,” 

Moore

 says proudly. “Producers should complement the artist; it should almost be like a marriage.”  

 

Moore

 looks forward to creating beats and music that will be around for decades. With mentors like Quincy Jones, Duke Ellington, the Isley Brothers, and Dr. Dre, it's obvious 

Moore

 is all about longevity, diversity, and cultivating his craft.

 With his unique musical talent and creativity it’s clear 

Moore

 will be creating memorable marriages for years to come.

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